Sash hanger



'Nov. 8, 1927. 1,648,331

A. C. SOULE SASH HANGER Filed Aug. 28, 1925 f/VVEA/TOR sOULE' Ag-moz lPatented Nov. 8, 1927.

ARTHUR c. soULE, or safe rnanorsoo; CALIFORNIA.

sass: HANGER.

Application filed August as, 1925. Serial No. 52sec.

' This invention relates particularly to a hanger for supporting and controlling the opening and closing movements of a sash or other analogous inclosure.

An object of the invention is to provide a sash that will be su aerior in noint of sim- L plicity, inexpensiveness of construction, positiveness of operationand facility and convenlence .lIl use and general efficiency.

, A further object of the invention isyto providea hanger or hangers, for supporting a sash, or other analogous inclosure, within an enclosing frame, for controlling and regulating the opening and closing movements of the sash and having means thereon form considered to be the best, but it is tobe understood that the invention is not limited to such form, because it maybe embodied 111 other forms, and 1t s also to ;be understood that in and by the claims following the description, it is desired to cover the invention in whatsoever form it may be embodied. v

In the accompanying one sheet of drawings,

Fig. 1 represents a plan section through a window frame having a sash mounted therein on a sash hanger constructed in accordance with my invention. I i Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section, in condensed form, taken through Fig. 1 on the line 2-2, showing the sash hanger interposed between the top and bottom edges of I I p I v p sides of the sash or on the opposite ends of the-window sash and supporting frame.

vFig. 3 is an enlarged pla npview of one ofv the sash hangers. r I

Fig. 4: is anenlarged sectiont-akenthrough Fig; 3 on the line H.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken through Fig. 3 on the line 55.

Fi 6 is a modified form of sash hanger 7 showing the guideway and bearing plate as asingle unit.

jtvays 7, each of which. have This invention relates particula rly to a sash hanger or 'otherfequivalentsash operating structure, that is adapted to be positioned at corresponding points oneither the'oppositesides or ends, of asash,'for supporting and controlling the movements of 'thefsash in all open,clo 'sed and reversedpositions. I

have illustrated a vertically positioned sash equipped with'my sash hangers and adapted to open on a vertical plane, but it is understood that the typeof sash hanger shown could be applied equally as well to a sash that is adapted to openv on a horizontal plane. Likewise, it 1s to be clearly under stood, as being within the contemplated scope of the invention, that the sash hanger will operate in a practicalfland' efficient manner on all different types of me'tal in (lows and transoms, even though the present drawings show the. sash hanger associated with a wooden structure.

In detail, the construction illustrated in the drawings includes a window frame com;

posed 'ofa sill 1, stool 2, and side jambs 3,

connected acro ss-the top by a lintel 4,16 gether with the usual stopsj, and the other weather proof finish, mountedonthe in'te-' rior and exterior of the ainbs, sill andlintel.

The Window frame, as described," is c on structed to receive, in a completely operative manner, the Window sash 6'. i The window sash 6 is supported within the window frame by complementary sash hangers secured I res iiectively, to the top and bottom endsof the sash andfframe, when the sash is .of the casement type, or the sash hangers are interposed between the opposite sides of the sash and Window frame, when-the; sash is of the awning type. The sashhangers on Y which the sash is supported'in thewind ow frame, are complementary, andeach are secured at corresponding polnts on opposite sides of the sash, wherebyboth of the hangers will beoperated simultaneously.andin' unison. The sash hangers on theopposite the sash are: identical in construction and in operation, v the only difference being that each pair of sash hangers ce ents of'one right hanger and one left hanger.

7 At corresponding points on oppositesides of the window frame, which in the resent instancehappens to be the sill l Y q 4t of the frame, I have secured guidethough I have described metal guideways 7 in particular, it is to be understood that corresponding opposite sides on the window frame could be grooved to provide guide.

ways that are the equivalent of the metal guideways.

The stops are adapted to. be secured to the interior of the window frame, so as to partially cover the sash hangers, and so as tofinish the window frame in accordance with standard practice. The sash 6 is provided with pieces of weather stripping 9 and 10, on its opposite ends, andsaid weather stripping extends into'suitable openings provided in the window frame finish so as to exclude and to prevent inclement weather from passing the sash when the said sash is in the closed position. i

A slide shoe 11, consisting of a metal member with a U-shaped flanged end 12 is slidably retained on each of the guideways 7.

The flanged end of the slide shoe'is adapted to snugly fit the flanged edge 8 and curve of the metal guideway 7, and to prevent'any separation of the parts when in an operating position. The end 13 of the slide shoe, oppo- -site the flangedend 12, is spaced upwardly and away from the face of the metal guideway 7 so as to leave a substantial space therebetween.

A sash plate 14:. is pivoted at 15 to the pro-.

7 jecting end 13 of the slide shoe 11. The sash plate 14; is provided. with screw holes, through which fastening screws may be passed for the purpose of securely anchoring the sash 6 onto the sash plate. vAs shown in'Figs. 1 and 2, sash plates 14: are screwed onto the top'and bottom edges of the sash 6. A control arm 16 has one end thereof pivoted at 17 to the under face of the sash plate 14 adjacent the end thereof, and the opposite end of the arm 16 is pivoted at 18 to a bearing plate 19 which abuts an end of the guide way 7 Although I have shown the bearing plate 19 and guideway? to be separate parts, it is to be understood that it would be clearly within the purview of the invention to make said parts out of a singleestrip of material. The bearing plate 19 is provided with a raised central portion and downturned flanged ends 20 through A yieldable or resilient frictioniplate 23 that is slightly concave in form, has one end 3 thereof secured to the under side of the arm pivot 18. The friction plate 23 is co-extensive with the arm 16 and the free end of the friction plate '23 is tapped to be engaged by the threaded end of the adjustingscrew 22. By tightening on the adjusting screw 22, the control 'arm16 andfriction plate 23 are drawn tightly against the opposite faces of the bearing plate 19, and frictionally engaged tierewith. As the adjusting screw 22 is unloosened,'the curved friction plate 23 tends to draw away from the under face of the bearing -plate'19 and to diminish the hangers constructed in accordance with my invention may be placed in any desired position without fear that wind pressure or the-like will cause the position of the sash to be changed. A sash supported on my sash hangers does not require any auxiliary or additional mechanism for holding the sash in a closed or opened or partly opened or reversed position. Y

The sash illustrated in the drawings, when operatively installed in a window frame, is opened best by manually pushing on that side of the sash opposite to which the sash hangers are secured. As the free end of the sash is moved, the opposite end'of' thesash causes the slide shoes to slide on the guideways, and the sash plates and supporting arms to swing outwardly into the opened position. hanger'ls such that a sash mounted thereon,

in the manner described, may be substantiah ly reversed in a window mounting so as to present its outward surface'to the interior of the room, to facilitate washing.

The body of the slide shoe 1.1 extends at an angle to the U-shaped flanged end 2 thereof, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig.

The construction of the sash 5. The purpose of so making the slide shoe 11 is to cause the flanged end thereof to be forced into snug engagement with the guideway at the point indicated by the arrow,

when the body of the slide shoe is forced by the sash out of its angular position, into a position substantially parallel with that part of the guideway screwed onto the window frame. The wedging of the sash between the angular ends of the slide shoes on opposite guide ways is compensated for by the U-shaped ends of the slide shoes tightly gripping the sash guide ways to furnish an effective friction.

Having thus described this invention,

what I now claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A sash hanger comprising a guide Way having an arcuate slot therein; a shoe slidably mounted on said guide Way; a sash plate having one end pivoted to said shoe; an arm pivoted at one end to said sash plate and pivoted at its other end to the guide Way adjacent the arcuate slot; and means interposed between the guide Way and arm Working in the arcuate slot to control the turning movement of the arm.

2. A sash hanger comprising a. bearing plate; a guide member having an end thereof adjacent the bearing plate; a shoe slid ably mounted on said guide member; a sash plate having one end thereof pivoted to said shoe; an arm pivoted at one end to said sash plate and pivoted at its other end to the bearing plate; and regulatory means independent of the arm pivot to hold the arm in frictional contact with the bearing plate.

in the arm in registryvvith the arcuate slot to control the arcuate movement of thearin.

4. A sash hanger comprising a guide Way; a shoe slidably mounted, on the guide Way; a sash plat-e having one end pivoted to said shoe; anarm pivoted at one end to said sash plate and pivoted at its other end to the guide Way; and means movable With the arm to hold the arm in frictionalcontact with the guide Way.

5. A sash hanger comprising a bearing plate having an arcuateslot therein; a guide member having an end thereof abutting the bearing plate; a shoe slidably mounted on the guide member; a sash plate having one end pivoted to said shoe; an arm'pivoted at one end to said sash plate and pivoted at its other end to the bearing plate; and adjustable means on the arm engaging the slot in the bearing plate to hold the arm in frictional contact With the bearing plate.

6'. A sash hanger comprising a bearing plate having an arcuate slot therein; a guide member-having an end thereof abutting the bearing plate; a shoe slidably mounted on 'the guide member; a sash plate having one end pivoted to said shoe; an arm pivo tedat one end to said sash plate and pivoted at its.

other end to the bearing plate; a friction plate secured to the arm p voton the underscrew in the arm projecting through the slot in the bearing-- plate into engagement with the friction plate to move the arm and friction plate relative to the opposite faces of the bearing plate.

7.. A'sashhanger comprising a bearing side of the bearing plate; and an adjusting" plate; guide member; a shoe slidably mounted on the guide member; a sash plate having one end pivoted to said shoe; an arm pivoted at one end ,to saidsash plate and pivoted at its other end to the bearing plate; and regulatory means secured to the arm pivot to hold the arm in frictional contact with the bearing plate.

8. A sash hanger comprising a bearing plate; a guide member; a shoe slidably mounted on the guide member; a sash plate having one end pivoted to said shoe; anarm pivoted at one end to said sash plate and pivoted at its other end to the bearing plate; a friction plate mounted around the arm. pivot on the under side ofthe bearing plate;

and adjustablemeans to vary the frictional relation of the friction plate and arm relative to the bearing plate. I i

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at SanFrancisco; California, this 20th day of August, 1925.

ARTHUR o. SOULE. 

